Mail & Guardian - 19 Dez 2025
CYRIL’S WINNERS AND LOSERS
NUMBERS OF THE WEEK
ANCYL ‘will sell its votes to highest bidder’, insiders say
Batohi exits NPA on a sour note
AG warns of deepening water crisis
Ramaphosa’s tumultuous 2025
Cyril Ramaphosa:
Paul Mashatile: D
John Steenhuisen:
Enoch Godongwana:
Senzo Mchunu: F-
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni: Minister in the Presidency
Ronald Lamola: A
Gwede Mantashe:
Angie Motshekga: F
D Mmamoloko Kubayi:
Blade Nzimande: Science, Technology and Innovation
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: B+
Siviwe Gwarube: Basic Education
Parks Tau: Trade Industry and Competition C+
Buti Manamela: Higher Education and Training
Velenkosini Hlabisa: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Nobuhle Nkabane Higher Education and Training
Cabinet Report Cards
Leon Schreiber: Home Affairs
Sisisi Tolashe:
Solly Malatsi: C Communications and Digital Technologies
Gayton McKenzie:
Patricia de Lille:
Dean Macpherson: BPublic Works and Infrastructure
E Barbara Creecy:
Aaron Motsoaledi: C
Pieter Groenewald: Correctional Services
Willie Aucamp: C-
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams:
Sindisiwe Chikunga:
Nomakhosazana Meth: Employment and Labour E
Thembi Simelane:
Mzamo Buthelezi:
Mzwanele Nyhontso:
Maropene Ramokgopa: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
The politics of literacy
Mother-tongue education is failing
Padel Promises fuels youth grit
The real estate year in review
Celebrity Drive SA lights up communities at Sun City
Malawian state’s rhetoric belies reality
SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC
Great Lakes strife calls for no bias
Batohi must be held accountable
Gearing to meet SDG goals
VERBATIM
&25 YEARS AGO
African ratings agency a feasible option?
The billionaire house of cards
From s***holes to summits
High cost of US decoupling from China
The ANC’s heritage under siege
Subtle magic of an itinerant statesman
Journey through Côte D’ivoire
‘Marabi’ returns to The Market Theatre
THE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Exhibition and café experience by Veuve Clicqout
QUICK CROSSWORD
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
Cryptic Crossword JDE 510
SUDOKU
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
The hustler, the dancer, the dreamer
Netflix reimagining December viewing
Top binge entertainment picks
An invigorating chat with Uniquely Toned
Year-end blues of hits and misses
Navigating ethics and art
Stephen Cohen’s restropective Long Life
25 years of empowering educators, strengthening resilience, building sustainability
25th National Teaching Awards winners
Profiles of winners and runners-up
DBE strengthens teacher support through New Teacher Induction Programme
Excellence in Teaching Life Skills
Excellence in Special Needs Teaching
Excellence in Special Needs Leadership
Excellence in Teaching Maths (GET)
Why Khulisa is South Africa’s next big step in tackling malnutrition
Boosting township and rural learners’ performance in mathematics and science
Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences
Excellence in teaching Physical Sciences
Excellence in Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning
Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (FET)
Funza Lushaka: Teaching the nation for nearly two decades
Kader Asmal Lifetime Achievement Award
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